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Young Americans are against white supremacy even if the president isn’t

Many have condemned President Trump’s refusal to name the violence of white supremacy. But, the fact is: condemnation isn’t enough.

by Jenn M. Jackson

Asian American Youth support defunding police, investing in Black Futures  

Columbus activist Amber Evans is still missing over a month after her disappearance

Study: White students receive over $2k more in school funding nationwide than non-white students

11-year-old arrested at Florida school after refusing to stand for pledge of allegiance defends himself

New experimental gene therapies offer potential cure for sickle cell, which largely affects Black communities

Zora Neale Hurston helped create 1st mass-produced Black doll that wasn’t just a painted white one

Study: Body cam footage negatively influences viewers’ perceptions of police violence victims

APA says ‘masculinity identity’ is linked to homophobia and misogyny in new report

Britain’s non-white workers earn £3.2bn less than their white peers every year for same work

U.S. incidence rates of uterine cancer on the rise, with the heaviest toll on Black women

Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge

Trump admin is sticking to their absurd story that their own frightening climate change report is wrong

“Home is the most dangerous place for women” worldwide, says UN. And in the US, Black women are most likely to killed by partners

Four years removed from his year-long suspension, Adrian Peterson reveals he still hits his children

Founder of notorious private military company Blackwater looking to extract minerals from war-torn Afghanistan

“It doesn’t have to make sense to other people”: An interview with African Diaspora Childfree Sociologist, Dr. Kimya N. Dennis

Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people is at a crisis point, according to the Prison Policy Initiative

Missing pages of Malcolm X’s autobiography purchased by the Schomburg Center at NY auction

95 bodies—how sanitizing slavery keeps America’s hands clean

New study shows childhood trauma’s wide intergenerational impact

New study shows that focus on appearance creates big barriers for Black women in sports

Urban planning pioneer Toni Griffin wins award after subverting rules to highlight segregation

Asian Americans increasingly on the white side of the class divide, rate the economy accordingly

UC Davis researchers find inter-ethnic socialization improves youth’s grades

Hate crimes are on the rise in California

Black millennials are moving South in droves

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Black Kids Are Exposed To More Junk Food Advertisements Than White Kids

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